Bill Clinton replaces George W. Bush Senior as US President. The German postcodes suddenly have five digits. And the European Union (EU) will also become an economic reality with the entry into force of the Maastricht Treaty. It ultimately brings together 27 countries in a confederation of states. For others, this special year 1993 also marks the starting signal for a great common future: for WENZEL Metrology and Klostermann GmbH from Remscheid.

 

It is the year in which two entrepreneurs, Werner Wenzel and Volker Klostermann, seal a connection that has far-reaching consequences in the best sense of the word: the contract for sales cooperation in North Rhine-Westphalia and later also in southern parts of Lower Saxony. Both are united by the exemplary attitude of medium-sized family entrepreneurs. This successful balance of emotional cooperation and clear analysis, visionary power and practical intelligence - supported by clear values and an extremely strong sense of reliability and fairness. Towards business partners, customers and employees. Today, 26 years later, and one generation of entrepreneurs at a time, it is clear how consistent and future-proof the solidarity of the two companies should be: Klostermann GmbH and WENZEL are currently one of the most successful teams in the market for 3D coordinate measuring technology.

 

600 machines in 26 years

 

Klostermann has so far placed more than 600 new WENZEL measuring instruments of all sizes in the market flanked by a complete range of services, from consulting, installation and training to service and contract measurement technology. As a WENZEL representative Klostermann is authorized to carry out repairs as well as calibrations and accuracy inspections. The excellently trained service team has at its disposal high-quality equipment such as gauge blocks and laser interferometers. At Klostermann, 26 employees are committed to the topic of 3D metrology with passion and performance every day. With their commitment and qualification, they have developed the Remscheid based company - in addition to sales - into an exemplarily experienced service provider for contract measuring technology.

 

 

Contract measurement technology as an added value factor

 

Contract measurement technology as an added value factor. In the measuring laboratories and rooms at the Remscheid location there are currently ten WENZEL measuring machines: From the new SF 55 up to the LH 1512 scanning machine in full equipment. None of them are older than two years and the machines are regularly replaced by new systems. Klostermann offers its customers contract metrology in the four core technologies tactile, optical, 3D scanning and computed tomography. Other marginal technologies have also established themselves, such as reverse engineering, shape testing technology and roughness measurements.

 

The complete range of services also includes the writing of measurement programs and the provision of measurement technicians in the event of personnel bottlenecks. The combination of factory representatives and contract measuring service providers in the training sector bears particular fruit. Here, the clear guidelines of the WENZEL manufacturer's specifications are combined with the expertise from the real day-to-day measurement routine to create a didactic density that is second to none. The knowledge is imparted in Klostermann training courses exclusively in practice-related individual lessons.

 

Where knowledge sets a precedent

 

The measurement tasks of the participating company serve as concrete examples and are integrated into the training content from the very beginning. Many users complete the courses annually in the Klostermann training center in Remscheid, which was expanded again in 2019. As basic training for newcomers, advanced training for advanced users or company-specific individual training. Cooperation is the program for WENZEL and Klostermann in the literal sense of the word when it comes to software. This is where the development competence of WENZEL and the practical relevance of Klostermann come together in an extremely successful combination. On the one hand by Klostermann impulses for new solutions - on the other hand by knowledge advantage as beta tester for innovative WENZEL software novelties. Whether software development, measuring machine sales, service or training - in all areas trust and partnership characterize the cooperation of WENZEL and Klostermann. What was born in 1993 from the spontaneous sympathy of two entrepreneurial personalities has grown into a partnership that has proven its worth for decades. As a precise definition of friendship. As a benchmark for cooperation in the innovative German SME sector. Together on behalf of quality.